President Zelenskyy signed a law that changes the procedure for reviewing cases in the High Anti-Corruption Court, allowing for a single judge to review most cases and a collegial review only for high-ranking officials at their request.
Active hostilities continue in the north of Kharkiv region, with the Ukrainian Armed Forces controlling a complex and dynamic situation, conducting defensive battles and repelling Russian attempts to gain a foothold in some localities.
The situation on the eastern front remains tense, with fighting continuing in the Kupyansk, Siversk, Lyman, Kramatorsk, Kurakhove and Pokrovsk sectors. In some areas, the enemy has partial success, while in others, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are pushing the enemy back.
More than 80% of the networks in Kyiv are in disrepair, indicating a management crisis in the city's utilities, despite constant subsidies and plans to allocate funds for new utilities.
The city of Vovchansk is under constant enemy fire, almost destroyed, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are defending it and preventing small groups of enemy from reaching the outskirts, and residents are being evacuated to Kharkiv.
Active hostilities continue in the vicinity of settlements on the northern border of Kharkiv region, involving special forces units of the National Guard of Ukraine "Omega" to conduct counterattacks, counteract sabotage groups, and use drones to strike at enemy armored vehicles and infantry.
The Russian government claims that its air defense forces shot down allegedly 4 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod region. However, the governor of the region says that one of the drones crashed in a parking lot, damaging 8 cars, and another one landed near a residential building without detonation.
Deputy Speaker Kornienko announced that ministerial appointments, including those currently acting, could be considered at the next parliamentary session.
The situation in the energy sector remains consistently difficult but under control: the most difficult situation is in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region, and restrictions are in place for industrial consumers in Kryvyi Rih.
In the Vovchansk sector, the Russian army is attempting to advance in the north and in the Lipetsk sector. Ukrainian defenders are holding back the enemy in these areas. About 15 enemy attacks have been repelled recently. At the same time, 30 volunteer groups are working in the relevant areas to evacuate the population.
The High Anti-Corruption Court issued an arrest warrant in absentia for the former First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, who is accused of causing $17. 44 million in damage to the state through abuse of office.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy has completed work on a bill that would ban religious organizations associated with the aggressor country, and the parliament is likely to pass it in May or June.
The enemy significantly increased the number of attacks in the Orikhivsk sector, but to no avail.
The enemy did not conduct any attacks in the Krynok area of Kherson region yesterday, possibly due to increased pressure in the Orikhivsk sector, where 19 attacks took place.
As of this morning, there are no enemy ships in the Black and Azov Seas, including a missile carrier, according to a spokesman for the Southern Defense Command.
Yasno's CEO predicts that if electricity consumption continues to grow, Ukraine may impose restrictions on household consumers to cover the shortfall. However, he says that the lack of heat is more worrisome than the lack of electricity.
Russians shelled the border areas and settlements of Sumy region 5 times, causing 24 explosions and shelling Bilopil and Krasnopil communities.
Barron Trump, the youngest son of former US President Donald Trump, refused to be a delegate to the Republican National Convention due to prior commitments, despite having been initially elected by the Florida Republican Party.
A fire broke out in the warehouse of the Institute of Mineral Resources in Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Region, with an area of 2,800 square meters, the cause of which is unknown.
620 children will start studying in Kharkiv's first underground school next Monday, and due to high demand, at least three more such schools are planned to be built.
The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with the largest military aid package worth 500 million pounds, including 4 million rounds of ammunition, more than 1,600 missiles and 400 vehicles, including 160 Husky armored vehicles.
The armed forces have localized the enemy in the "gray zone" in Kharkiv region, which is not expanding, and are trying to destroy it there.
The 108th TRO Brigade has successfully tested six modifications of Makhno multifunctional ground drones for mining, demining, logistics, evacuation and assault purposes, developed by the soldiers themselves with partial external funding.
Despite the active hostilities in the north of Kharkiv region, there are currently no grounds to announce an evacuation from Kharkiv, as the situation is under full control.
2,526 people have been evacuated from the northern districts of Kharkiv region, where active hostilities are currently taking place, with the majority of evacuees coming from Vovchansk and the rest from other districts such as Zolochiv, Bohodukhiv and Kharkiv.
Active hostilities continue in the north of Kharkiv region, the enemy is trying to advance deeper, but the situation is under control.
Dutch singer Joost Klein was disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest for violating the rules due to inappropriate behavior towards a teammate after a certain incident.
Drones of DIU attacked the Volgograd oil refinery in Russia. This was reported by UNN with reference to its own sources.
The representatives of Ukraine Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil, who will perform the song "Teresa & Maria" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 as the number 2, have dropped to 6th place in the bookmakers' ranking with 3% chances of winning.
Russian occupants are transferring ammunition and manpower from Mariupol to Volnovakha, including at least 23 trawls with tracked vehicles - tanks and infantry fighting vehicles - that are likely to be redeployed to the Volnovakha-Vuhledar-Kurakhove area.
